| Silicon Valley Bank Milestones |
| 1983 — |
Bill Biggerstaff, Robert Medearis and CEO Roger Smith opened first office on North First Street in San Jose |
| 1984 — |
Began trading stock in the over the counter market |
| 1985 — |
Opened Palo Alto, Calif. office |
| 1986 — |
Merged with National InterCity Bancorp; Opened Santa Clara, Calif. office |
| 1987 — |
Began trading stock on Nasdaq under the symbol SIVB |
| 1988 — |
Completed IPO, raised $6 million in equity; Opened additional offices in Palo Alto and San Jose |
| 1989 — |
Cemented venture capital community presence with the opening of a Menlo Park, Calif. office on Sand Hill Road; Launched Specialty Finance division |
| 1990 — |
Established bi-coastal presence with first East Coast office near Boston, Mass.; Opened Newport Beach, Calif. office, now Irvine, Calif. |
| 1991 — |
Launched international services with formation of the Pacific Rim and Trade Finance groups; Opened Beaverton, Ore. office |
| 1992 — |
Reflected on year-over-year decade of rapid growth; Reengineered process and technology infrastructure; Posted first net loss after industry-wide problems in the real estate market |
| 1993 — |
Named John Dean president and CEO |
| 1994 — |
Established Premium Wine Practice |
| 1995 — |
Named Daniel Kelleher chairman of the board; Opened San Diego, Calif. office |
| 1996 — |
Established wide-spread national presence: Opened Austin, Texas; Seattle, Wash; St. Helena, Calif.; Beverly Hills; Boulder, Colo.; and Rockville, MD, now Reston, Va., offices |
| 1997 — |
Opened Atlanta, Philadelphia and Phoenix offices |
| 1998 — |
Raised $38.5 million in cumulative trust preferred; Opened Los Angeles and Rosemont, Ill. offices |
| 1999 — |
Named Kenneth P. Wilcox president of Silicon Valley Bank; Raised $55.1 million in a common stock public offering; Opened San Francisco, Sonoma, Calif; Minneapolis, Minn. and Dallas, Texas offices; Reincorporated in Delaware |
| 2000 — |
Raised $91 million in a common stock public offering; Created first investment funds: Strategic Investors Funds and BancVentures fund; Opened offices in West Palm Beach, Fla., Research Triangle and an additional office in San Francisco |
| 2001 — |
Named Kenneth P. Wilcox president and CEO and John Dean chairman of the board of Silicon Valley Bancshares; Solidified diversified growth strategy and acquired Alliant Partners, a leading M&A firm; Opened New York and Fremont, Calif. offices |
| 2002 — |
Focused strategy to provide diversified financial services to technology, life science and premium wine markets; Launched broker-dealer subsidiary SVB Securities; Acquired Woodside Asset Management, personal investment advisor |
| 2003 — |
Launched private placement advisory services; Named Alex "Pete" Hart chairman of the board; Established greater international presence through IBOS association membership |